USS VD: Ship of Shame
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Overview
This film was made by the U.S. government during World War II to show its young servicemen the results of "fooling around" with "loose women" overseas. Actual victims of such sexually transmitted diseases as syphilis and gonorrhoea are shown, along with the physical deterioration that accompanies those diseases.
Release Date
January 2, 1942
Runtime
46 minutes
Rating
Status
Released
Genres
Cast
Keefe Brasselle
Chicken (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Margaret's Doctor (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Bar Woman toasting 'Chicken' (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Ship Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Stores (uncredited)
William Hall
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Show Barker (uncredited)
Rory Mallinson
D.E. 773 Captain (uncredited)
Myron McCormick
Exec. Officer McGregor (uncredited)
George N. Neise
Sailor (uncredited)
Vivien Oakland
Health Department Woman (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
'Doc' Taylor (uncredited)
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